Stud for use in building construction.



v 1). DOWD. STUD FOR USE IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

APPLIQATION FILED FEB. 7, 1911.

1,037,738. Patented Sept. 3, 1912.

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part of this specification,

DANIEL DOWED, 01 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

srun FOR USE IN BUILDING consrnucrrou.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, 1912.

Application filed February 7, 1911., Serial No. 607,217.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL Down, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented an Improved Stud for Use in Building Construction, fication.

This invention relates to 'metal'studding for partition walls for fireproof buildings and means for attaching lathing to the same and is designed to be used in conjunction with the construction described in'my former applications Nos. 506,436 and 552,045.

The object of this invention is to provide a stud which can be readily stamped and worked out of thin metal to the special forms and shapes here in weight and provided with of which the following is a specisimple means material may In the accompanying drawings elevation of one of the improved studs side edges are curved stout wire whose broken away in length. view of one of the lath connection with m is a transverse section of the stud. Fig. 4 is an edge view ofa portion of a stud with'a lath-section supported thereon.

The stud B, shown in face view in Fig. 1, is constructed of thin sheet metal whose and turned inward, thus forming, approximately, semicircles 6, which form gives the stud the required rigidity to adapt it for its functions. The semicircular parts are provided with openings in which lath supports or fasteners 7 are held. Such fasteners are formed of 7 ends 11 are doubled, or bent backward parallel to the body of the fastener. The loops 10 are then inserted through the openings in the curved edges of the stud, and the ends of the inbent portions are turned up, as shown at 11 in Fig. 1 and also in Fig. 3, whereby the accidental detachment of the fastener isprefasteners used in shown, which is light I forming Figure 1 is a side Fig. 2 is a plan y improved stud. Fig. 3'

. and rounded sides vented. The doubled ends 10 of the fastener thus project laterally from the curved edges of the stud B, and the metal lath may be hung thereon, as shown in Fig. 4. To prevent detachment ofthe lath, the ends of the fastener may be turned up, thus forming hooks whichhold the lath securely.

By the construction of the stud with a flat body and rounded sides, it has maximum rigidity and lightness, and may be very cheaplymanufactured. It will also be seen that owing to the convexity of the curvedsides 6 of the stud, the lath can come or lie in contact only with a single and very narrow portion of the stud, which is a feature of considerable importance in practical use.

The ends 3 of the stud have a dovetail form which adapts them to be inserted and held in a channel iron such as shown and described in y issued October 3, 1911.

The body of the stud preferably cut out, as indicated at 8, that is to sa provided with longitudinal openings or the Patent- No. 1,004,859,

purpose of reducin the'weight of the stud and also to provi e a passage for pipes and wires through the walls of which the studs may form a part.

What I claim is The combination with aimetal stud having a straight body and inwardly curved provided with op pos1te openings, and a lath fastener cons sting of a wire having its\ends doubled upon ltself,

said ends projecting through the said op'enmgs and the terminals 0 the wire being bent laterally to form stops on the inner sides of the rounded portions WhlChprevent accidental detachment of the fastener, as shown and described.

In testimony whereof, I have aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

, DANIEL DOWD. Witnesses:

LINDA THOMPSON, L. E. Tnqmson. v 

